Opinion
20230040 20230041
03-16-2023
In the Interest of C.V., minor child v. C.V., child; C.B., Jr., father; John Doe, father; Respondents Ethan Hinze, L.B.S.W., Petitioner and Appellee and K.V., mother; Respondent and Appellant In the Interest of J .V., minor child Ethan Ethan Hinze, L.B.S.W., Petitioner and Appellee v. J.V., child; D. N., John Doe, father; Respondents and K.V., mother; Respondent and Appellant
Rebecca R. Jund, Assistant State's Attorney, Fargo, ND, for petitioner and appellee; submitted on brief. Elizabeth J. Sundby, Fargo, ND, for respondent and appellant; submitted on brief.
Appeal from the Juvenile Court of Cass County, East Central Judicial District, the Honorable Daniel E. Gast, judicial referee.
Rebecca R. Jund, Assistant State's Attorney, Fargo, ND, for petitioner and appellee; submitted on brief.
Elizabeth J. Sundby, Fargo, ND, for respondent and appellant; submitted on brief.
Per Curiam
[¶1] K.V., mother of C.V. and J.V., appeals from a juvenile court order terminating her parental rights. On appeal, K.V. argues the court abused its discretion by terminating her parental rights to C.V. and J.V. when the fathers' rights were not terminated. K.V. also argues the court abused its discretion by terminating her rights when the children had previously been returned to her because she had completed the requirements of her case plan.
[¶2] The juvenile court terminated parental rights based on several findings, including findings that K.V. subjected C.V. and J.V. to aggravated circumstances under N.D.C.C. § 27-20.3-20(1)(b), as both children had been exposed to controlled substances. K.V. is not challenging the court's findings. We conclude the juvenile court did not abuse its discretion in its decision to terminate K.V.'s parental rights. We summarily affirm under N.D.R.App.P. 35.1(a)(4).
[¶3] Jon J. Jensen, C.J. Daniel J. Crothers Lisa Fair McEvers Jerod E. Tufte Douglas A. Bahr, Judge